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Article: Conservation of personal protective equipment for head and neck cancer surgery during COVID-19 pandemic

TitleConservation of personal protective equipment for head and neck cancer surgery during COVID-19 pandemic
Authors
KeywordsConservation
COVID-19
Face shield
Head and neck cancer
PPE
Issue Date2020
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.. The Journal's web site is located at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1097-0347
Citation
Head and Neck, 2020, v. 42 n. 6, p. 1187-1193 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: COVID‐19 pandemic has led to a global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). This study aims to stratify face shield needs when performing head and neck cancer surgery. Methods: Fifteen patients underwent surgery between March 1, 2020 and April 9, 2020. Operative diagnosis and procedure; droplet count and distribution on face shields were documented. Results: Forty‐five surgical procedures were performed for neck nodal metastatic carcinoma of unknown origin (n = 3); carcinoma of tonsil (n = 2), tongue (n = 2), nasopharynx (n = 3), maxilla (n = 1), and laryngopharynx (n = 4). Droplet contamination was 57.8%, 59.5%, 8.0%, and 0% for operating, first and second assistant surgeons, and scrub nurse respectively. Droplet count was highest and most widespread during osteotomies. No droplet splash was noted for transoral robotic surgery. Conclusion: Face shield is not a mandatory adjunctive PPE for all head and neck surgical procedures and health care providers. Judicious use helps to conserve resources during such difficult times.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/284616
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.034
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dc.contributor.authorChow, VLY-
dc.contributor.authorChan, JYW-
dc.contributor.authorHo, VWY-
dc.contributor.authorLee, GCC-
dc.contributor.authorWong, MMK-
dc.contributor.authorWong, STS-
dc.contributor.authorGao, W-
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-07T09:00:12Z-
dc.date.available2020-08-07T09:00:12Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationHead and Neck, 2020, v. 42 n. 6, p. 1187-1193-
dc.identifier.issn1043-3074-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/284616-
dc.description.abstractBackground: COVID‐19 pandemic has led to a global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). This study aims to stratify face shield needs when performing head and neck cancer surgery. Methods: Fifteen patients underwent surgery between March 1, 2020 and April 9, 2020. Operative diagnosis and procedure; droplet count and distribution on face shields were documented. Results: Forty‐five surgical procedures were performed for neck nodal metastatic carcinoma of unknown origin (n = 3); carcinoma of tonsil (n = 2), tongue (n = 2), nasopharynx (n = 3), maxilla (n = 1), and laryngopharynx (n = 4). Droplet contamination was 57.8%, 59.5%, 8.0%, and 0% for operating, first and second assistant surgeons, and scrub nurse respectively. Droplet count was highest and most widespread during osteotomies. No droplet splash was noted for transoral robotic surgery. Conclusion: Face shield is not a mandatory adjunctive PPE for all head and neck surgical procedures and health care providers. Judicious use helps to conserve resources during such difficult times.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.. The Journal's web site is located at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1097-0347-
dc.relation.ispartofHead and Neck-
dc.subjectConservation-
dc.subjectCOVID-19-
dc.subjectFace shield-
dc.subjectHead and neck cancer-
dc.subjectPPE-
dc.titleConservation of personal protective equipment for head and neck cancer surgery during COVID-19 pandemic-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailChow, VLY: chowlyv@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailChan, JYW: jywchan1@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailLee, GCC: gcclee@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailWong, STS: wongtsa@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailGao, W: weigaoi@hku.hk-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1002/hed.26215-
dc.identifier.pmid32342543-
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC7267333-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85083986525-
dc.identifier.hkuros312145-
dc.identifier.volume42-
dc.identifier.issue6-
dc.identifier.spage1187-
dc.identifier.epage1193-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000529226000001-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-
dc.identifier.issnl1043-3074-

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